Garment hanger



L.. `KALINA GARMENT HANGER Dec. 27, 1932.

Filed Nov. 25. 1930 @QGQT @@@QQQ INVENTOR OEJE/Pm f/VA.

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ATTORNE Patented Dec. 27, 1932 LOE-SER KARINA,

PATENT orsi-ce or BROOKLYN, New Yom:

GAB'MENT HANG-,ER

The present inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in garment hangers, and more particularly it pertains to a garment A hanger in which a certain insect destroying medium is associated therewith.`

It is'one of the objects of the present invention to v'provide a lnew and novel' garment hanger ofthe aforementioned type which will be'simple in construction and cheap to manufacture.

It is a further object of the invention so to construct a garment hanger that when garments are carried thereby, theyY will be sub- Y iected to the action of an ins-ect destroying "-1 medium during the time which they are carri'ed by the garment hanger.

It isa still further object of the invention, so to construct a garment hanger' that the insect destroying medium may be applied thereto or removed therefrom readily at will.

Other objects of the invention relate to certain novel and improved constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages of which will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The invention will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawing illustrating y the invention in its preferred forms and the following detailed description of the constructions therein shown.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly broken away of a coat hanger constructed in accordance with one form of the present invention,

Figure 2- is a top plan view of that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a plan view of a blank from which the garment supporting portion of the hanger illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 is formed,

Ar Figure 4 is al transverse sectional view taken "i on the line 4 4 of Figure 1. i

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figures 1 to 3 inclusive thereof, it will be noted that the garment hanger comprises two members 10 and 11. The member 10 is formed 5C; from relatively thin and light sheet metal,

Application le. November 25, 19.30. Serial No. 498,001.

and the blank from which this member is formed is illustrated in Figure 3 and consists of a main body portion 12, having side flanges 13 which are adapted to be bent into a plane at substantially right angles to the 55.2 main body portion 12. The main body portion 12 is provided with end extensions 14 and a projecting resilient finger 15 upon each 'end thereof. The side flanges 13 terminate in curved ends 16, and throughout their length 602 are provided at desired intervals with tongue a like members 17 which are adapted to be bent inwardly of the side flanges 13 for a-purpose to be hereinafter described. l

ln forming the member 10, the blank is bent 653 along thev line indicated at 18 to formrthe side flanges 13 heretofore mentioned after which the end extensions 14 are bent downwardly and the resilient fingers 15 bent inwardly as best illustrated in Figure 1.

Themember 111consists of a Wire mesh fabric of relatively large mesh and it comprises a rectangular blank bent into curved form in cross section, and of such dimensions as to be readily received 'within,or' between '15a the flanges 13 of the member 10 as best illustrated in Figure 4. Referring to Figure 4 it will be noted that when the member 11 is bent to shape, it is only necessary top-insert `the edges of the sidesof the member l1 into 3Q.;

position between the fianges 13 of the ,member 10, whereupon the tonguesv 17 heretofore mentioned will engage the members ofthe mesh of the lmember 11 and return .the same in position. When the member 11 is placed 853.

in position, the end extensions 14 form closures for the ends of the membervll, andthe resilient fingers 15 engage-the ends of the member 11 as illustrated at 20 in Figure 1.

By this means the member 11 will be retained 99.2,;

in position inconformity to the member 10 with its ends closed as described;

The member 10 may be provided With a plurality of preforations such as 21 on its top wall, and it may alsobe providedwith a 95.);

relatively large opening 22.k closed by aclofsure plate 23 which may be pivotally mounted'as at 24upon the supportinghook 25.

rThe construction just describedV provides a hollow garment hanger which is formed of 1Q@ two pieces which may be readily attached or detached with respect to each other which hollow garment supporter is adapted to carry a destroying medium for moths and other nsects. In the present illustration of the invention, this insect destroying medium is preferably in the form of moth balls such as 26, and'they may be inserted to position within the garment hanger merely by swinging the closure plate 23 of the opening 22 to one side and dropping the moth balls through the opening 22 after which the closure plate 23 is moved to closed position in which it is illustrated in Figure 2.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the present invention provides a new and novel form of garment hangers, at the same time providing new and novel means wherebyinsect destroying medium such as moth balls nay be associated with the garment hanger in a cheap and economical manner which at the same time permits of ready renewal of the insect destroying medium as required.

While the invention has been herein illustrated in its preferred forms, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific constructions herein illustrated, and that it may be carried out in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by United States Letters Patent, is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a main body portion channel-shaped in cross-sec tional form, a foraminous insecticide carrier, and a plurality of projections extending inwardly of the side walls of said main body portion and adapted for engagement with certain of-the openings of the foraminous member for securing the insecticide carrier to the main body portion.

2. A garment hanger comprising a main body portion channelsshaped in cross-sec- I tionalform, a foraminous `insecticide carrier,

and a plurality of projections extending inwardly of the side walls of said main body portion and adapted for engagement with certain of the 'openings of the foraminous member for securing the insecticide carrier to the main body portion, and extensions on the ends of the main body portion also forming means for securing said members together.

3. A garment hanger comprising a mainV body portion of sheet metal, said body portion being channel-shaped in cross-sectional form, and an insecticide carrying member of U-shape in cross-sectional form, and formed of wire mesh, means for securing said members together to form the main body portion of acoat hanger, and means integral with said sheet metalmember for closing the ends of said insecticide carrying member.

4. A garment hanger comprising a main Vbody portion of sheet metal, said body portion being channel-shaped in cross-sectional form, and an insecticide carrying member of U-shape in cross-sectional form, and formed of wire mesh, means for securing said members together to form the main body portion of a coat hanger, and means integral with said sheet metal member for closing the ends of said insecticide carrying member, said last mentioned means comprising tongue extensions on the ends of said sheet metal member.

5. A garment hanger comprising a main body portion of sheet metal, said body portion being channel-shaped in cross-sectional form, and an insecticide carrying member of U-shape in cross-sectional form, and formed of wire mesh, means for securing said members together to form the main body portion of av coat hanger, and means integral with said sheet metal member for closing the ends of said insecticide carrying member, and hook extensions projecting from said tongue extensions for fastening engagement with said,

insecticide carrying member.

6. A garment hanger composed of upper and lower elongated members, said lower member being formed of wire mesh and of U- shaped formation in cross-section and said upper member having depending edges overlapping outwardly the edges of the lower member and ixedly attached thereto.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 20th day of November, A. D. 1930.

LOE SER KALINA. 

